Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) is pleased to announce the recipients of COFI’s 2020 Forestry Scholarships during the celebration of National Forest Week, September 20 to 26, 2020. COFI established its forestry scholarship in 2007 with the goal of encouraging young people to choose professional, technical, or trades careers in the forest sector. Scholarship recipients will each receive $1500 to support their studies at post-secondary learning institutions across British Columbia. “This year, we are proud to support these 12 talented future leaders as they begin their educational journeys,” said Susan Yurkovich, President & CEO of COFI. “We’re hopeful that the path they choose through their studies will lead them to an exciting career in the forest industry.”